South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 18 Draft)

Comment

Representation ID: 458

Received: 19/07/2021

Respondent: Seething Parish Council

Seething Parish Council are reassured that the settlement limit does not extend west along Wheelers Lane beyond Barn Cottage (see comments regarding SN1035). We are however opposed to the proposed settlement limit including SN0406SL (see below). Otherwise no major issues - in keeping with linear character of Seething village.

Comment

Representation ID: 459

Received: 19/07/2021

Respondent: Seething Parish Council

Development of the green field site north of Brooke Road with 20 or more dwellings would be hugely detrimental to the character of Seething village and impair views across open farmland. Furthermore, a 20+ dwelling development at this site necessitates that this would not be linear single property depth and does not therefore meet our previously agreed criteria for any further village development. We also express significant concern regarding highways/traffic impact on a dangerous corner. Finally, such a development would not strictly be infill; Seething Old Hall Park is not acknowledged within the settlement limit.

Comment

Representation ID: 460

Received: 19/07/2021

Respondent: Seething Parish Council

Although this site extends beyond the existing development boundary and is not therefore in keeping with the principle of infill, Seething Parish Council do not think that this would detrimentally affect the character of the village; indeed, it may be an ideal location for further development at a density equivalent to existing properties in Mill Lane. We do not identify any obvious major traffic or highway issues. The site is however, quite distant from the village centre.

Comment

Representation ID: 461

Received: 19/07/2021

Respondent: Seething Parish Council

Although this would be infill, this site has a variety of mature trees and a pond: these were noted to be significant and in need of restoration in TPO survey (see email to PC 14.07.2020 from Imogen Mole; Conservation and Tree Officer). We think the development would be detrimental to the character and ecology of Seething village. This area of the village, extending north to Well Cottage has unique wooded character (noted in “form and character”) that would be adversely affected by development. The northern limit of this “southern component” of proposed new settlement boundary should be at Orchard Cottages.

Comment

Representation ID: 462

Received: 19/07/2021

Respondent: Seething Parish Council

Seething Parish Council agree this would be infill equivalent to development on the East side of Street (Hawthorne House, Portelet, Mallards, Fieldfare and Fallowfield) and West side of Street between Holmlea and The Cottage. We have no major objection provided that the large, healthy mature Oak within hedge midway along site is wholly protected; the Little Mere should be similarly protected.

Comment

Representation ID: 463

Received: 19/07/2021

Respondent: Seething Parish Council

This site must not be developed. The three existing new properties were approved solely on the basis of development limited specifically to the brown field component of the Seething Motors site. This brown field development was acknowledged to be outside the development boundary and therefore the greenfield SN1035 site cannot be considered as infill.

Comment

Representation ID: 465

Received: 19/07/2021

Respondent: Seething Parish Council

Although this would be infill, this site has a variety of mature trees and a pond: these were noted to be significant and in need of restoration in TPO survey (see email to PC 14.07.2020 from Imogen Mole; Conservation and Tree Officer). We think that development would be detrimental to character and ecology of Seething village. This area of the village, extending north to Well Cottage has unique wooded character (noted in “form and character”) that would be adversely affected by development. The northern limit of this “southern component” of the proposed new settlement boundary should be at Orchard Cottages.